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When you play well and you lose, you don't mind losing. It's the games where things haven't gone for you and you've been beaten convincingly when you do get a bit disappointed and down in the mouth about it.

The match against Ted could have swung either way. There were a couple of opportunities I had where if I had hit my double it would have changed the result of the game but it didn't happen this time.

I knew it would be a long game. I've never had a bad game with Ted. You just hope that if the opportunity presents itself to take the set, you hope that you're going to hit the double to do it. Sometimes you don't, he nips in with a great shot-out and the set has gone.

It was played in a good spirit. Myself and Ted have been playing each other on the circuit for years. We know each other's games, but playing with a smile on my face is the way I play anyway. It's easier that way, to be honest. It's harder to play feeling down in the mouth about things and letting the frustration build inside you because maybe the guy is just a little bit better than you at times.

Keep smiling, keep plugging, keep chipping at it. It will all come together. That's the way I look on it. Of course, I didn't feel like that when I was 20. It was more like 40. Life starts changing. Age and maturity starts creeping in.

I've had to dig deep every single match. Somebody was saying to me today that all these players seem to to raise their game a little bit extra when they play me. He said it's amazing how many guys do it, guys he wouldn't expect to do it.

Ted Hankey ended Adams' hopes of winning the world title

It's one of those things. I always seem to end up with the hard games. Even when I start off quickly like I did when I went 3-0 up against Gary Robson in the quarter-finals, it still turns into a battle.

I always come in to the World Championship with the expectation of hard games. Nothing more, nothing less. The fact that I've played so many tough games here at Lakeside over the years means it's nothing unusual for me. I always say to myself that's the way it's going to be, so bring it on.

Absolutely I consider this year's World Championship as a success. I had a chat with Darryl Fitton this morning - the other losing semi-finalist.

Martin Adams has been pleased overall with his week's work at the Lakeside

He's been in that position once before. He said the following year he didn't play in as many tournaments because he knew he was back at Lakeside and eventually his game started going downhill and getting worse.

He's not going to do that this year. He wants to be hungry enough to keep going in all of the events to make sure he maintains his seeded position for next year. That's the best attitude you can have.

I'm very proud of my achievement of winning the World Masters in December and then reaching the semi-finals of the World Championship one month later.

Then you sit back and think it could have been at least the final. But never mind. You have to look at the overall picture of your game and it does show that you're playing consistently.

I take great comfort from that and hopefully it will stand me in good stead when we get to the Dutch Open at the beginning of February.

Another things that gives me a lot of pride is that next year will be my 17th successive BDO World Championship. That will take me ahead of John Lowe and Eric Bristow.

It is quite a feat because when you start out and you reach Lakeside two or three times on the spin, you think: "I'm really enjoying this, I hope it keeps going." Then it keeps happening year after year after year.

Really and truly it was winning the title in 2007 that made people look at the stats. It's gone on from there. It's not one of those things that you start off counting.

I'm very proud of it, as I am of reaching the semi-finals for five years in a row, even though I'm told there's still a long way to go to equal Eric's and John's record of semi-final appearances.

So long. Thanks for reading. I'll see you all again next year.

Sportsmail would like to thank Martin Adams for contributing this blog during the BDO World Championships.